Do degrees from UK universities count in the US? (computer science, skills, veterinary)

[DRBXGOLD]

I'm American but was raised in the UK, and I plan on moving to the US in 2015.. I just graduated from university a few months ago (in Britain) with a B+ grade average in Computer Science... I was just wondering if employers will look down on it or if it is equal to a degree from an American school?

Thanks

[Raena77]

You can see if the classes are equivalent to a college in the US. I have a friend who was a veterinarian in the Philippians but didn't hold up to par here. She had to take extra college classes here.

[Pitt Chick]

Depends on the degree, on the university, and what you plan to do with the degree.

[Katarina Witt]

From what I know of the High Tech/IT/Telecom fields, it probably won't matter much. What will matter is what you can do. A CS degree is not like veterinary (referenced above) in that you don't have to take a qualifying board exam.

[DRBXGOLD]

Originally Posted by Pitt Chick

Depends on the degree, on the university, and what you plan to do with the degree.

Computer Science

Would a prospective employer lookup the league tables of British universities and judge your degree based on that? And how would that differ from a similar quality university in the states?

I'd probably try to get a job with the degree, can't think of much else to do with it can you?

[DRBXGOLD]

Originally Posted by Katiana

From what I know of the High Tech/IT/Telecom fields, it probably won't matter much. What will matter is what you can do. A CS degree is not like veterinary (referenced above) in that you don't have to take a qualifying board exam.

Thanks

It just seems ridiculous that an employer could view my degree as lower quality just because I got it from the UK, as if Britain is some third world country that can't be trusted...

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by DRBXGOLD

I'd probably try to get a job with the degree, can't think of much else to do with it can you?

Sure.
With an undergrad degree, you can go on to grad school.
You can go on to law school.
You can go on to medical school.

[DRBXGOLD]

Originally Posted by Pitt Chick

Sure.
With an undergrad degree, you can go on to grad school.
You can go on to law school.
You can go on to medical school.

I said will employers acknowledge it...

[Linda_d]

Originally Posted by Katiana

From what I know of the High Tech/IT/Telecom fields, it probably won't matter much. What will matter is what you can do. A CS degree is not like veterinary (referenced above) in that you don't have to take a qualifying board exam.

Originally Posted by DRBXGOLD

Computer Science

Would a prospective employer lookup the league tables of British universities and judge your degree based on that? And how would that differ from a similar quality university in the states?

I'd probably try to get a job with the degree, can't think of much else to do with it can you?

IT is very open to people with foreign degrees, particularly since so many computer programmers are not American born. Back in the 1990s when I worked as a computer programmer for New York State, our shop had programmers from Taiwan, Iran, India, Ecuador, Britain, Russia, and various parts of the United States.

JAVA or SQL are the same all over the world. The ideas behind relational databases are the same in any language. The same with engineering principles, economics, and math.

IMO, I wouldn't sweat that part of it. Make sure that you can get your official transcript to an employer here in a timely fashion. Create a good resume which includes what programming languages or software or other skills you have. If you have some experience in the UK, be sure to include that and the email addresses of references.

[steven r.]

Since the American education system sucks, your degree is probably better. America after all is from British decent.